The first year of The Civil War as told by those who were there.
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Book Review: The Afflicted Girls by Suzy Witten
A new twist and theory on what really happened in Salem in 1692.
Read More »Commemorating the Revolution at Green-Wood Cemetery
Everywhere we go we walk on history.
Read More »Book Review: God in the Obama Era: Presidents’ Religion and Ethics from George Washington to Barack Obama by Niels C. Nielsen
A look into the role of religion in past and present presidencies.
Read More »Book Review: Salinger: The Classic Critical and Personal Portrait edited by Henry Anatole Grunwald
A collection of essays and criticism, re-issued from 1962,serves as a last farewell to J.D. Salinger.
Read More »Book Review: Read Me: A Century of Classic American Book Advertisements by Dwight Garner
An illustrated volume with over 300 vintage book ads, documenting 20th century literature.
Read More »Book Review: The Food of a Younger Land by Mark Kurlansky
Explore America’s forgotten cuisine of the early 20th century.
Read More »Book Review: Strange But True America by John Hafnor With Illustrations by Dale Crawford
Perfect reading material for the coffee table or the porcelain library.
Read More »Book Review: The Cul-de-Sac Syndrome: Turning Around the Unsustainable American Dream by John F. Wasik
What price have Americans paid for the American dream?
Read More »Blu-ray Review: John Adams
An engaging history of John Adams and the birth of a nation.
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